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English: Thomas Hickey (Dublin 1741 - 1824 Madras)

Portrait of Major General Edward Sandford (D. 1781), Three-Quarter-Length, Wearing a Red Coat with Black Cuffs and Holding a Sword

signed and dated lower left: T Hickey / 1769; and inscribed on the reverse of the canvas: Gen. Sandford

oil on canvas

101.1 x 76.4 cm.; 39¾ x 30⅛ in.

According to an old label affixed to the reverse, the sitter was godfather to Elizabeth, Lady Leitrim (d. 1817). He was promoted to the rank of major-general of the 52nd Regiment of Foot in 1761, was removed to the 10th Regiment in 1763, and was advanced to the rank of lieutenant-general in 1770.
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Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/royal-and-noble/thomas-hickey-portrait-of-major-general-edward
Author
Thomas Hickey  (1741–1824)  wikidata:Q776481
 
Alternative names
t. hickey; Hickey
Description Irish portrait painter
Date of birth/death May 1741 Edit this at Wikidata 1824 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Dublin Madras
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creator QS:P170,Q776481

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